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Frank Wakefield1st, the S did stand for something. It stood for Simpson, which was his mother's maiden name.
2nd, he was born Hiram Ulysses Grant, and went by "Lyss".
3rd, when nominated to attend West Point, the Congressman who nominated him sent it in as 'Ulysses S. Grant', thinking that was his name. The Congressman knew that his mom's maiden name was Simpson.
4th, Grant tried to register as Ulysses H. Grant, but the school wouldn't allow him in if the appointment didn't match.
5th, so Grant adopted 'Ulysses S. Grant' to get into West Point.
6th, Groucho used to ask folks who was buried in Grant's Tomb. Grant wasn't and isn't. Grant died in 1885, the Tomb was built after he died, but while his wife was still alive. US Grant was entombed there 10 or more years after he died. His wife is there. I think there are some befriended or adopted children there, too.
So who said, "Knowing a lot about baseball is like knowing a lot about whittling." ???